Zaire's Embattled Leader Returns To Country Today

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March 21, 1997

KINSHASA, ZAIRE — Zaire's ailing and embattled president, Mobutu Sese Seko, planned to return home from France today to confront the growing support for rebel leader Laurent Kabila. In a statement on the eve of his departure, Mobutu called for a truce in his strife-torn nation and the creation of a national council to find a solution to the 5-month-old rebellion.